Sanford -- Several astronomy-related events for children will be centered around the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust Planetarium and other venues at Seminole State College in early January. Most are free. Details
SCHEDULE
Friday, January 6 and Saturday, January 7 – Four laser shows each evening at 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m. $10/$8
Monday, January 9 – Solar Observing through three telescopes at the Sanford/Lake Mary campus between the A and UP buildings from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 10 – The Space Times Media Roundtable -- prominent local space journalists in a moderated panel discussion discussing the Space Coast and NASA's past, present and future of the Space Coast and NASA. Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Concert Hall (Building G on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus).
January 10, 11, 12 – Children’s matinee double feature at 2 - 3 p.m. Legends of the Night Sky: Orion, a children's laser show, plus a guided tour of the solar system utilizing the planetarium's full dome video system. 8 and under. $6/$4. 50 seats per show; advance registration is required. Click here.
Wednesday, January 11 – Speaker Dr. Humberto Campins, the Provost Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Central Florida, will talk about NASA’s OSIRIS-REx and Asteroid Redirect Missions to Near-Earth Asteroids. 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts Concert Hall (Building G on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus).
Thursday, January 12 – Featured presenters from the Buehler Planetarium will be at Telescope Thursdays at The Abbey & Nerd Nite Orlando XLVII 7 - 9:30 p.m.
January 13 and January 14 – Laser light shows at the Bueller Planetarium -- four on Friday evening (7, 8, 9, and 10 p.m.) and five on Saturday evening during the Winter Sky Festival (5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9 and 10 p.m.). $10/$8
Saturday, January 14 – Winter Sky Festival, the largest astronomy-themed event in Florida. Talks, demonstrations, two dozen telescopes, laser shows and food trucks. 5 – 11:00 p.m.